2003 corporate charity donations up 25 pct

2003 corporate charity donations up 25 pct: "2003 corporate charity donations up 25 pct

Big News Network.com Wednesday 13th October, 2004

Charitable giving by the largest U.S. companies and corporate foundations rose 24 percent from 2002-2003, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.

The study findings were based on donations by 134 companies that participated in both the 2002 and 2003 studies. Average U.S. giving among these matched cases increased by 24 percent from $23.35 million in 2002 to $28.97 million in 2003, compared to a 4.2 percent increase in giving for all U.S. companies "